Day and Night World Map
The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which areas of the Earth are in daylight and which are in night.
UTC time = Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 4:52:00 AM.
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= The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.
= The Moon's position at its zenith in relation to an observer (Moon phase is not shown).
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Position of the Sun
On Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 04:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 429.49 meters/second, 1546.2 kilometres/hour, 960.7 miles/hour or 834.9 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:
Time | Longitude Difference | Latitude Difference | Total | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 59.9" | 16.01 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.3" | 0.01 mi | North | 16.01 mi |
1 hour | 14° 59' 53.9" | 960.35 mi | West | 0° 00' 19.0" | 0.36 mi | North | 960.33 mi |
24 hours | 0° 02' 29.0" | 2.65 mi | East | 0° 07' 24.0" | 8.49 mi | North | 8.89 mi |
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 04:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 441.55 meters/second, 1589.6 kilometres/hour, 987.7 miles/hour or 858.3 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:
Time | Longitude Difference | Latitude Difference | Total | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 26.4" | 16.46 mi | West | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | North | 16.46 mi |
1 hour | 14° 26' 30.8" | 987.55 mi | West | 0° 10' 27.9" | 11.99 mi | North | 987.39 mi |
24 hours | 13° 37' 46.0" | 931.99 mi | East | 3° 53' 59.6" | 268.05 mi | North | 964.43 mi |
Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith
The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.
Location | Local time | Distance | Direction | ||
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Hanoi | Thu 11:52 AM | 150 km | 93 miles | 81 nm | SSW |
Hai Phong | Thu 11:52 AM | 153 km | 95 miles | 83 nm | S |
Nanning | Thu 12:52 PM | 197 km | 122 miles | 106 nm | ENE |
Xam Neua | Thu 11:52 AM | 325 km | 202 miles | 176 nm | SW |
Zhanjiang | Thu 12:52 PM | 413 km | 256 miles | 223 nm | ESE |
Haikou | Thu 12:52 PM | 467 km | 290 miles | 252 nm | ESE |
Guiyang | Thu 12:52 PM | 482 km | 299 miles | 260 nm | N |
Kunming | Thu 12:52 PM | 496 km | 308 miles | 268 nm | NW |
Guilin | Thu 12:52 PM | 512 km | 318 miles | 276 nm | NE |
Luang Prabang | Thu 11:52 AM | 523 km | 325 miles | 283 nm | WSW |
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